Galtur - World Snowboard Guide

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Galtür is the less famous cousin of Ischgl, 20 minutes away at the head of the Paznaun Valley. Although a small resort, Galtür proves that size doesn't always matter. Whilst Ischgl gets all the attention Galtur is left relatively alone, making it a far quieter place to ride.

The mountain is a short distance from the main town, which is a very Austrian resort, with all the usual trappings.

The terrain is pretty intermediate level except from a couple of steep black runs. The runs are all very open, well pisted, and quiet enough to be taken nicely at speed. On the main face there are plenty of small drops and great terrain to explore between the pistes. There are a number of recognised off-piste routes, which are great before they get too tracked out; the Ballunspitze run is epic fun on a powder day.

The resort zoned things into 6 sectors in 2007/8 season. Sector 4 covers the some freeriding areas, and sector 3 covers the terrain parks. The other sectors you can ignore. The main terrain park which is forever improving is still located under the Klein-Zeinislift

You can buy a lift ticket for the entire Silvretta area (of which Galtür is a part), which includes Ischgl, opening up some 155 miles of terrain. You can also do night riding here, which is not a common thing in Austria.

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Galtur, Austria
12/Jan/13 , Stansted

Hotel Buntali - Half Board
The family run Hotel Büntali is a welcome addition to our programme. With warm interiors, it offers modern comfort in the centre of Galtür village, and atten

Property	Date	From	Basis	Price
Hotel Buntali	30/Mar/13	Belfast International	HB	£ 960
Hotel Buntali	23/Mar/13	Edinburgh	HB	£ 865
Hotel Buntali	16/Feb/13	Edinburgh	HB	£1,274
Hotel Buntali	02/Mar/13	Belfast International	HB	£1,698
Hotel Buntali	12/Jan/13	Stansted	HB	£ 783
Hotel Buntali	23/Feb/13	Bristol	HB	£ 883
Hotel Buntali	26/Jan/13	Birmingham	HB	£1,603
Hotel Buntali	23/Feb/13	Manchester	HB	£1,692
Hotel Buntali	22/Dec	Manchester	HB	£1,013
Hotel Buntali	29/Dec	Stansted	HB	£1,193
Hotel Buntali	12/Jan/13	Bristol	HB	£ 803
Hotel Buntali	05/Jan/13	Manchester	HB	£ 803
Hotel Buntali	26/Jan/13	Manchester	HB	£ 823
Hotel Buntali	16/Mar/13	Edinburgh	HB	£ 825
Hotel Buntali	16/Feb/13	Manchester	HB	£1,258

Nearby resorts

Distances are in a direct straight line, and take no account of roads. For driving instructions between resorts take a look at the travel page

Nearby resorts:

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 12
Chair lifts: 4
Drag lifts: 8
Max people per hour: 15,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total ride area: 28miles (47km)
Longest run: 2miles (3.2km)

Top lift: 2292m
Vertical drop: 700m
First lift: 1584m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 10%
Red runs: 60%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	33.00	26.98	-13%	36.00	29.43	-14%
6-Day Pass	141.00	115.28	-19%	164.00	134.09	-19%
6-Day Linked area Pass	203.00	165.97	8%	236.00	192.95	7%